10 cheat sheets for Linux sysadmins

Cheat sheets that make sysadmins' lives and daily tasks easier
Cheat sheets that make sysadmins' lives and daily tasks easier
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When you're a systems administrator, you don't just have one job; you have ALL the jobs, and often each one is on-demand with little to no warning. Unless you do a task every day, you may not always have all the commands and options you need in mind when you need them. Here are 10 cheat sheets for any sysadmin, regardless of experience level.

  1. Networking
    In this downloadable PDF cheat sheet, get a list of Linux utilities and commands for managing servers and networks.

  2. Firewall
    Keep this firewall cheat sheet at your side to strengthen your Linux security knowledge.

  3. Advanced SSH
    Most people know SSH as a tool for remote login, which it is, but it can be used in many other ways.

  4. Users and permissions
    This Linux cheat sheet contains examples and commands to help you complete tasks related to permissions and users.

  5. Essential commands
    This cheat sheet contains a list of Linux commands for routine tasks including file navigation, file management, software installation on the most common distributions, and services.

  6. Git
    Git is the dominant version control utility these days. Here's how to be effective using it.

  7. Curl
    Download this cheat sheet featuring common curl uses and syntax, including an overview of using it to query an API.

  8. SELinux
    Improve your skills managing and using Security-Enhanced Linux with this helpful guide.

  9. Kubectl
    Keep these 9 critical kubectl commands handy to help you with troubleshooting and managing your Kubernetes cluster administration.

  10. awk
    Use this handy quick reference guide to the most commonly used features of awk.

Bonus: A sysadmin's guide to Bash scripting
With this downloadable eBook, you'll learn how to create a simple shell script and why they are the best way to automate tasks.

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